Comments on: How To Acquire a Good Entry-Level Jobhttp://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/07/how-to-acquire-a-good-entry-level-job/
Common sense advice on money saving tips, how to get out of debt, high interest savings accounts, cd rates, money market accounts, mortgage rates, money management and more.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:53:32 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1By: Matthttp://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/07/how-to-acquire-a-good-entry-level-job/comment-page-1/#comment-90895
MattTue, 26 Jun 2007 17:06:08 +0000http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/07/how-to-acquire-a-good-entry-level-job/#comment-90895This fits me exactly, except I know what I want to do and I have 7 years experience in this industry including some not so entry level jobs. It's just that I just so happened to have graduated and quit my decent job that I had during school to move halfway across the country.
Now I've gone much longer without working than I had planned. I could easily find a job, they just aren't what I want to do. The places I want to work are few and far between, require incredible knowledge, skill and hard work ethic not mention dealing with the egotistical assholes that usually run these kind of places. Oh, and the odd chance that they are hiring. I can deal with all of this, I'm used to it and honestly, I love it. Taking an entry level job at mcdonalds would be a very bad move for me. I would much rather take a job in a completely different industry.
But I did get one offer for a job doing something I might enjoy a little while but I worry that I'll tire of it easily. The real benefit of this job would be networking with my coworkers in the hopes of getting a job that I really want.
Anyway, I need to go make some phone calss and try and get me a job.This fits me exactly, except I know what I want to do and I have 7 years experience in this industry including some not so entry level jobs. It’s just that I just so happened to have graduated and quit my decent job that I had during school to move halfway across the country.

Now I’ve gone much longer without working than I had planned. I could easily find a job, they just aren’t what I want to do. The places I want to work are few and far between, require incredible knowledge, skill and hard work ethic not mention dealing with the egotistical assholes that usually run these kind of places. Oh, and the odd chance that they are hiring. I can deal with all of this, I’m used to it and honestly, I love it. Taking an entry level job at mcdonalds would be a very bad move for me. I would much rather take a job in a completely different industry.

But I did get one offer for a job doing something I might enjoy a little while but I worry that I’ll tire of it easily. The real benefit of this job would be networking with my coworkers in the hopes of getting a job that I really want.

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The TechnocratWed, 07 Jun 2006 18:54:20 +0000http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/07/how-to-acquire-a-good-entry-level-job/#comment-312Definitely. With my first job out of college, I told my employer that I wanted this job to also be a learning process, and That I realized that I was new to the workforce. I was confident in my ability and desire to succeed, however.
They put me in a low-level job, but allocated time and money for training. I went from basically an IT secretary to a Jr. Net Admin in a year + a 15% raise, using what I leanred in the training. In another year I was managing our Email server and acting as a co-Sr. network admin, plus another 15%.
A year later, it was made obvious there was nowhere else to go, so I switched org's and now run a WAN of 400 machines, split across 3 campuses, and am continuing to fight hard for the right to educate myself.
If you keep fighting, and have the will to succeed, look at a low-level job as an investment in your future. I'll be 27 in 3 weeks, and am already the director of technology with my own network to command, after being in the workforce for 3 years, and starting as a secretary.
I'm planning on going after my master's and gunning for a CIO job before 30.
Basically, to answer the question, getting any old job is good just to be doing something, but have a plan/goals, and ask yourself 'what can I do TODAY to reach for my goals?'. For example, I'm reading up on XHTML, CSS and AJAX while I wait for my master's degree course to begin.
The key is to do something, anything, but also to make sure it is in line with your ultimate goals. Just make sure it's moving you forward, and not a waste of your time in the long run. (Sometimes it will seem like a waste of time in the short run, but look 3+ years down the road)
okaaay, guess I care about this topic...sorry for the long post!Definitely. With my first job out of college, I told my employer that I wanted this job to also be a learning process, and That I realized that I was new to the workforce. I was confident in my ability and desire to succeed, however.

They put me in a low-level job, but allocated time and money for training. I went from basically an IT secretary to a Jr. Net Admin in a year + a 15% raise, using what I leanred in the training. In another year I was managing our Email server and acting as a co-Sr. network admin, plus another 15%.

A year later, it was made obvious there was nowhere else to go, so I switched org’s and now run a WAN of 400 machines, split across 3 campuses, and am continuing to fight hard for the right to educate myself.

If you keep fighting, and have the will to succeed, look at a low-level job as an investment in your future. I’ll be 27 in 3 weeks, and am already the director of technology with my own network to command, after being in the workforce for 3 years, and starting as a secretary.

I’m planning on going after my master’s and gunning for a CIO job before 30.

Basically, to answer the question, getting any old job is good just to be doing something, but have a plan/goals, and ask yourself ‘what can I do TODAY to reach for my goals?’. For example, I’m reading up on XHTML, CSS and AJAX while I wait for my master’s degree course to begin.

The key is to do something, anything, but also to make sure it is in line with your ultimate goals. Just make sure it’s moving you forward, and not a waste of your time in the long run. (Sometimes it will seem like a waste of time in the short run, but look 3+ years down the road)